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Area Development Partnership, Greater Hattiesburg, MS...

Agriculture Extension Associate University of Kentucky View Position

Director of Economic Development
Forney, TX.
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November 10, 2014
USM Increasing its Small Business Counseling Service
The University of Southern Mississippi is increasing its small business counseling service and currently seeking a part-time counselor. The small business counselor will provide counseling and advising to business clients with specific needs. Some travel will be expected in order to prepare reports and forms; research client's needs; and securing seminar locations and frequently exercises discretion and independent judgement. Job requirements include:
  1. Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a valid driver's license
  2. The ability to plan, conduct and coordinating training seminars/workshops
  3. Proficient with excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint
  4. Strong understanding of financial statements and business plans
  5. Skilled at determining and researching client needs
  6. Be able to develop and prepare loan application packages
  7. Consistently maintain client records and files in a confidential manner
  8. Enjoy helping people and continually learning new things

*Note: Prior small business ownership is very desirable

 

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Interactive Map of New Deal Economic Development Projects

An crucial component of establishing a sense of place and authenticity of community is preserving and showcasing a community's history. An important time for Mississippi's development was the "New Deal" era from 1933-43, which resulted in a constellation of federally sponsored programs that put millions of jobless Americans back to work and helped to revive a moribund economy. Mississippi was the beneficiary of over 150 of these projects. Now the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) at UC Berkeley has established the Living New Deal project to document and record these economic development projects. It includes interactive maps and descriptions of these projects. For instance, the Hattiesburg Homesteads was one of five "industrial communities" established in Mississippi as part of the Resettlement Administration. Twenty four frame clapboard units were built at a cost of $3,152 per unit. The tool can assist with historic preservation and provide insights on our economic development past.  

USM Expanding Human Capital Outreach Services in Madison County 

Canton, MS- Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) announced Mississippi's first Bio-Medical Collaboratory on October 24, 2014 in which USM's Workplace Learning and Performance Institute will provide services focused on human capital and workforce capabilities.  The creation of The Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory (MBBC), located at 152 Watford Parkway Drive in Canton, was made possible through the efforts of MCEDA and Governor Bryant and the legislature's creation of the MS Health Care Industry Zone Act.

 

The facility was designed to foster relationships, cooperation, and innovation among healthcare related companies operating within the facility.  The ultimate goal of the Collaboratory model is to help create the sustainable higher paying healthcare and bio-medical jobs.  Tenant companies of the facility are/will be focused on providing advanced healthcare services, medical training and simulations, long term care IT asset management, pharmacy services, research and testing, and medical equipment manufacturing. 

 

As the principal human capital development advisor for the Global Training Institute, the Workplace Learning and Performance Institute will create shared understanding of human capital solutions, explore new ideas and apply them at the Madison Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory.  The overarching goal for the Global Training Institute/WLPI partnership is to build workforce capabilities and maximize human capital investments for the Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory and its partners.

MEDC Members APPLY NOW for 2015 True South Scholarship
MEDC is accepting applications for tuition scholarshipsfor professional development courses in 2015 that includes the True South Economic Development Course.  

The deadline to apply is November 14, 2014. For more information, visit the MEDC website at www.medc.ms. 
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Hattiesburg, MS 39401-0001

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